n a remarkable instance of interspecies collaboration, Officer Kammeron Bennetts and a canine named Ruby joined forces to extricate a gentleman from the perilous clutches of a frigid Arbutus Lake in Michigan. This extraordinary rescue transpired on the 18th of January around the hour of 11:45 am in East Bay Township, following alerts from onlookers who witnessed the man's precarious plunge through the lake's icy crust.
Body camera footage, documented by Officer Bennetts, a motor carrier patrolman, showcased this harrowing episode. In the video, Bennetts is observed approaching the lake, extracting a life-saving device, termed a "rescue disc," from his official vehicle. Vocalizing his intentions to the imperiled man, Bennetts finds his efforts to reach him directly thwarted.
In an ingenious twist, Bennetts solicits the assistance of the man's dog, Ruby. Summoning her to his side, he adroitly secures the rescue disc to Ruby's collar, dispatching her back to her beleaguered master. Bennetts instructs the man to cling to the disc while he tugs on the connecting rope, a maneuver that eventually brings the man to a safer expanse of ice. Subsequently, Bennetts, aided by a local firefighter, manages to secure the man's arms, culminating the rescue, with Ruby still tethered to the lifeline.
The footage concludes with Bennetts calling out to the valiant canine, Ruby, who remains unseen. The man, 65 years of age, was reportedly submerged for an estimated 16 minutes before his rescue.
The swift and resourceful actions of Officer Bennetts, complemented by Ruby's assistance, were pivotal in this successful ice rescue, as acclaimed by state police. The gentleman was subsequently conveyed to a medical facility via ambulance and was later discharged.
Post-rescue, the police lauded Ruby's gallant deeds on a social platform, extolling her as "a good girl" and commending the creative and life-saving tactics employed by Bennetts and Ruby. The post concluded with words of commendation for the exceptional teamwork displayed.
This incident followed closely on the heels of another rescue in Hawaii, where a missing hiker was saved, partly owing to the alerts raised by her vociferous canine companion, after tumbling nearly 200 feet down a slope.
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